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Without New Life Day Center, the homeless would have limited or no shelter options during the daytime hours. This means no breakfast, no lockers, and no connection to resources within the city of Lexington. Every day, at least 150 homeless would be on the streets of Lexington during the daytime hours. Because of our community partners, and individuals like you, we are changing lives.
Join us in the effort to change the landscape of the homeless population in our city. We are grateful for every type of involvement and each donation we receive. Whether you are a corporation with services or in-kind donations or an individual who wants to serve with their time and talents, we welcome you to partner with us in our mission.
This is a list of volunteer roles and positions we have utilized, past and present. If you see a need not on this list that you would like to fill, please speak with us and we can customize your role.
NLDC Life Coach/Mentor
Client Check-In
ID Badge Enrollment
Locker Management & Assistance
Coffee/Donut/Juice Server
General Cleaning/Organizing
Mail Sorting & Distribution
Hygiene Supplies/Donations Distribution
Pick up and Drop Off Doughnuts at Day Center
Each day we provide hygiene items and basic needs to our clients thanks to the generous donations of volunteers who help by conducting supply drives. Listed below are some items that we distribute on an ongoing basis. If you would like to conduct a supply drive, please contact us and we will gladly help you coordinate the effort.
If you would like to choose items from a wish list and have them sent to the day center, please refer to the following wish lists and have them mailed to the New Life Day Center address at:
224 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Lexington, KY 40507.
Ongoing hygiene supplies needed:
Travel Sized Toiletries:
Shampoo | Conditioner | Lotion | Deodorant| Toothpaste | Razors | Shower Gel | Bar Soap | Kleenex | Bandaids | Chapstick | Hand Sanitizer | Qtips | Hairbrushes | Combs
Ongoing hygiene supplies needed:
Feminine Hygiene items (all types) | Backpacks (New/Gently Used) | Backpacks (New/Gently Used)
Socks (Men’s/Women’s/all sizes) | Underwear (Men’s and Women’s/all sizes) | Washcloths
Hats/Gloves | Rain Ponchos | Umbrellas | Hot Hands handwarmers
Coffee Service
We provide coffee and tea service 7 days a week here between our NLDC hours Monday through Saturday and our church services on Friday night and Sunday. It costs approximately $50/day to serve coffee to 100-150 clients. We accept both monetary or in-kind donations to sustain this effort.
Daily Coffee Supplies:
Styrofoam Cups (Large/Small) | Regular Strength Ground Coffee | Sugar | Powdered Creamer| Plastic Stirrers | Lipton Iced Tea Mix with Lemon | Countrytime Lemonade Mix
Other Supplies:
This is a list of other supplies that NLDC uses on an ongoing basis that can be donated to us.
Pens | Post-It Notes | Index Cards | Cleaning Supplies | Clorox Wipes | Bar Mop Towels
Various Kitchen Gadgets | Paper Plates/Bowls | Disposable Forks/Spoons/Knives
We are always in need of helping hands. We are looking for volunteers who can participate in serving breakfast in our kitchen, checking in guests at our check-in booth, registering new guests in our registration office, driving our daily free transportation van, and volunteers as a group (typically on Saturdays.)
We are always in need of in-kind donations. If you are so gracious to help, travel size toiletries, winter gloves and hats, and socks are our biggest needs.
These items can be hand delivered between:
8:00am-2:00pm Monday – Friday
or
8:00am-11:00pm Saturday.
At NLDC we truly covet your prayer’s, and realize we would not be where we are today without them!
If you are so kind as to add us to your prayer list, we would love to recieve prayers for:
Our clients: their safety, opportunities, salvation, renewal of mind and body
Our Facility: programs, staff, volunteers, financial stability
On Saturday April 20th, 2024 we held the 2nd Annual Brandon True Memorial Heroes for the Homeless 5K race. Once again, the race was a big success,! We had 179 Race Participants and
Raised approximately $24,000 to support the new Life Day Center! We will be announcing the date time and location for next years race soon, so stay tuned!
224 N MLK Blvd, Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: 859-721-2325 | Fax: 859-721-2325